1st AJA appointed to Territorial Govt Cabinet
First AJA is appointed to the Hawaii Territorial government cabinet: 100th Battalion veteran Sakae Takahashi.
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1st AJA US Representative
442nd veteran Daniel K. Inouye becomes Hawaii’s Congressional representative (Photo: Welcome home by his father Hyotaro Inouye in 1945).
1st AJA US Senator
Daniel K. Inouye, 442nd veteran, becomes first Nisei senator in US; serves until death in 2012.
Emergency Service Committee Formed
Emergency Service Committee assigned by Morale Section of Military Governor’s Office to work with Japanese community.
Executive Order 9066 Rescinded
President Gerald R. Ford issues Proclamation 4417 rescinding Executive Order 9066: “We now know what we should have known then – not only was that evacuation wrong, but Japanese-Americans were and are loyal Americans….I call upon the American people to affirm with me this American Promise-that we have learned from the tragedy of that long-ago experience forever to treasure liberty and justice for each individual American, and resolve that this kind of action shall never again be repeated.”
Hawaii Becomes 50th State
Statehood Proclamation signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Lt. Gen. Emmons Appointed Military Governor
Ten days after the Pearl Harbor attack, Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons is appointed as the Military Governor of the Territory of Hawaii and commander of the Hawaii Department of the U.S. Army. A 1909 graduate of West Point, Emmons served most of his career in the development of the Army Air Force. He is familiar with Hawaii having previously served two years there as the commander of the 18th Composite Wing, and Air Officer of Hawaiian Department.
Military Governor Establishes AJA Unit
Morale Section of the Military Governor’s Office established, headed by Shigeo Yoshida, Hung Wai Ching, and Charles Loomis. Very important subcommittees were created in this wartime element of the Territorial government, in particular the Emergency Service Committee, which worked with the Americans of Japanese ancestry community.
President Roosevelt Dies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt collapses and dies at 1:00 p.m. at his retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia, at the age of 63 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Vice President Harry S. Truman sworn in as the 33rd President at 7:09 p.m. at the White House. He had been in office less than three months and had rarely seen FDR and had not been briefed about the development of the atomic bomb.
President Truman Orders Desegregation
President Harry S. Truman orders desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces. It took the U.S. Army six years to complete desegregation of all its units.
Spark M. Matsunaga Elected US Representative
Spark M. Matsunaga, 100/442nd veteran, becomes first elected Nisei member of House of Representatives; ends career in 1990 as US Senator.